Fatal hemopericardium after intravenous recombinant transplasminogeen activator (rt-PA) for acute ischaemic stroke

A 57-year old man presented to the emergency department with complaints of nausea, fatigue and burning throat which had been present since one week. Except for mild mental retardation and epilepsy for which anti-epileptic medication was used, he was healthy. Physical examination was normal except for tachycardia (133 beats /minute). Laboratory investigation showed creatine kinase (CK) of 220 U/L (10–171), CK-MB 15 U/L (0–15) and troponine 10,8 ug/L (
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research